Newport Announces Latest Planning Decisions
Filmogaz.com reports that Newport has announced a range of recent planning decisions. These cover housing, sports facilities, and works on listed buildings across the city.
Apartment scheme on Crawford Street
A condition linked to a previously approved scheme for 30 apartments at the former Gwent Car Sales site on Crawford Street has been partly discharged. The amendment relates to boundary treatment and security measures required by funding and design standards.
The change adds a 1.8-metre-high vehicle gate to meet Secured by Design Gold standards. The electronically operated gate will have open detailing for visibility and sit more than five metres back from the highway.
Documents state the gate will be located on the first flat section of the access ramp. This allows vehicles to wait off the highway and avoids obstruction. The revised boundary treatment must be completed before first occupation and retained for the life of the development.
Sports lighting upgrade at Stow Park
Stow Park Lawn Tennis Club on Woodville Road received permission to upgrade floodlighting on three of its six courts. The works replace existing lamps on 12 columns with modern LED fittings.
The new lights will be 18mm lower in height, a change described as visually negligible. The fittings focus illumination onto the courts, reducing light spill and improving energy efficiency.
Environmental Health raised no objections after reviewing the submitted lighting report. Use of the lights is restricted to 7am–10pm daily. The scheme was judged acceptable for visual impact, amenity, highways, biodiversity, and trees.
Householder applications
Granny annexe refused at 43 Tandem Mill Road
An application for a lawful development certificate to install a granny annexe in the rear garden of 43 Tandem Mill Road was refused. The proposal comprised a single-storey block with a shower room and open-plan living space.
Although scale and siting met permitted development limits, planners found the intended use went beyond incidental accommodation. The inclusion of living, sleeping, and kitchen facilities was considered to replicate primary accommodation, so permission was refused.
Rear extension approved at 9 Woodland Drive
A single-storey rear extension at 9 Woodland Drive in Rogerstone was confirmed as permitted development. Plans call for demolition of an existing conservatory and construction of a 3.32-metre-deep, 8-metre-wide extension.
The extension will have a maximum height of 4 metres and complies with the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995. A lawful development certificate was issued after officers confirmed no adverse impacts on volume, highways, curtilage, or rooflines.
Two-storey extension refused at 54 Allt-Yr-Yn Road
A proposed two-storey rear extension at 54 Allt-Yr-Yn Road was refused. The design featured a hipped roof and materials matched to the existing house.
Planners found the proposal marginally exceeded SPG guidance on depth. It also failed to be set down from the main ridge, increasing its visual prominence due to site topography. The development was judged to have an overbearing impact on neighbouring properties.
Dormer works approved at 10 Fairfield Close
A lawful development certificate was granted for side roof dormers at 10 Fairfield Close in Caerleon. One dormer will be added to the southwestern roof slope, and an existing dormer on the northeastern slope will be extended.
The new dormer measures 10 metres wide, 2.2 metres high, and 2.4 metres deep. The extended dormer will total nine metres in width. Both will be set back from the eaves and finished in UPVC cladding to match existing materials.
Garden office granted at Chedburgh, Llandevaud
Permission was awarded for a single-storey outbuilding in the rear garden at Chedburgh in Llandevaud. The building will measure six by four metres with a flat roof height of 2.5 metres.
It will be used as a home office with a WC and kitchenette, finished in composite cladding with an EPDM rubber roof. The development complies with local guidance and carries a condition requiring a biodiversity enhancement scheme, with a biodiverse roof strongly encouraged.
Listed building signage approved on High Street
Listed building consent was granted for new signage at 34 High Street in Newport. The premises is a prominent Grade II listed bank in the city centre.
The scheme includes fascia and hanging signs, window film, internal finishes, and a digital window sign subject to conditions. All masonry fixings must use stainless metal, and redundant fixings must be removed from the Bath stone façade.
Any resulting damage must be repaired using lime-based mortar matched in colour and texture. A council heritage officer noted the building’s ornate, purpose-built bank architecture makes a positive contribution to the Town Centre Conservation Area.
These determinations form part of Newport’s ongoing planning activity. Filmogaz.com will continue to report updates as schemes progress.
